Baby Yoda Cat

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About

Baby Yoda Cat is the nickname for Joy, a rescue cat that went viral in December 2019. Many have said that the cat's long ears, which hang to the side of its ears, resemble the fictional character "The Child," also known as Baby Yoda, from the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian.

Origin

On December 15th, 2019, Facebook ^[1] user Likesforlives15 posted about the cat, writing, "I met this little cutie while working at the vet yesterday. She was brought in by a rescue after she was found as an injured stray. She is so cute, like have you ever??" The post received more than 4,500 shares, 4,000 comments and 3,900 reactions in less than one month (shown below).

Spread

On December 24th, Likesforlives15 launched a Facebook^[2] page for the cat. Within one week, the page received more than 6,500 follows and 6,000 likes.

That day, the morning show Good Morning America^[3] featured the cat. When posted to Facebook, video of the cat received more than 1,300 reactions and 200 comments in less than one week (shown below).

The following day, Redditor ^[10] Sumit316 shared two images of the cat on the /r/aww subreddit. The post recieved more than 1,390 points (87% upvoted) in less than one week (shown below).

Several media outlets covered the viral spread of the cat, including Teen Vogue^[4], LADBible,^[5] People,^[6] CNN,^[7] CBS,^[8] The Daily Dot ^[9] and more.